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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ackerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ackerville and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Ackerville:
- 32.029454, -87.066321
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Ackerville
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wilcox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilcox County
- Since Ackerville is near Dallas County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ackerville
Communities Also Named Ackerville ...
We found one communities that are also named Ackerville.
Within Alabama, the name Ackerville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Ackerville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Ackerville is located in Washington County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the north of the Ackerville that is located in Wilcox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ackerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ackerville ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Elm Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elm Bluff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Bluff
- Farmersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Halls Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Ferry is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Apple Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple Station is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple Station
- Pinebelt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinebelt is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebelt
- Pleasant Hill Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Snow Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swink is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
How Far From Ackerville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ackerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ackerville and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Wilcox County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ackerville to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 736 miles [1,184.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,337 miles [11,807.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ackerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ackerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ackerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0295, Longitude: -87.0663 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.731 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.145 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.705 degrees. |
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